Railway-rail connection.



E. F. & H. M. GOODERHAM.

RAILWAY RAIL CONNECTION.

APPLICATION FILED AuG.24. I9I6.

1,21- 9,288. I Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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RAILWAY RAIL CONNECTION.

APPLxcATxoN FILED Au.24. 1916.

1,219,288. Patented Mar. 13, 19u.

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ERNEST F. GOODERHAM AND HENRY ll'I. GOODERHAM, OF PATTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-RAIL CONNECTION.

Speccation of Letters Patent. Patntd Bilal, 13, 91?.

Application led August 24, 1916. Serial No. 116,679.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, ERNEST F. Groominiraii and HENRY M. GOODERHAM, citizens of the United States, residing at Patton, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Connections, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway rail connections, and the object in view is to provide a means for securely holding the meeting ends of rails together without the use of bolts and nuts which frequently, by reason of their becoming loose, are the cause of serious accidents to life andproperly. lt is the object of the present invention to generally improve upon and render more eilicient this class of inventions.

Our invention comprises various details of construction, combinations and adaptations of'parts as will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically deiined in the appended claims. lVe illustrate our invention in the accompanying drawings,

which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the several views in which,

Figure l is a top plan View of our improved railway rail connection holding two rails together.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view through the coupling, and taken on line 2, 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3, 8 of Fig. l,

Fig. l is a perspective view of one of the plates upon which the meeting ends of two rails rest,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a rail clamping block, and

Fig. 6 is a detail view of a. fish plate.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter A designates a rail supporting plate which is recessed at B for the reception of the flanges of the meeting ends of two railway rails to he connected together, and the marginal edge of one wall of said recess has a laterally projecting lug A, which, when the parts are assembled, is

adapted to engage a recess E2, formed in the outer face of the fish plate E, the latter being provided with pins E piojecting from its opposite face which pass through perforations D2 in the web of the rail D. The plate A is provided with a vertical slot G with a shoulder A2 near one end thereof under which the projecting end F4 of the clamping block F provided with a shank portion F3 is designed to engage when the parts of the coupling are connected together. The walls of the slot (i are oppositely slotted to receive the locking key K, which latter is perforated for the reception of the pin O held in the recess R. Upon reference to the drawings it will be observed that clamping block F is recessed away as at F, to receive the locking key and has an integral locking lug F projecting from its clamping face for engagement with a recess in a second fish plate, the two fish plates engaging the opposite faces of the web of the rail.

The under face of the clamping block is provided with a shoulder F2, which engages over the upper end of the wall of the recess B opposite the wall having the integral lug A, thus serving to hold the block F from a longitudinal movement away from the rail in the event of the key not being in place.v

ln adjusting the parts, the rail is first placed in the recess in the. plate, the fish plates applied to the opposite faces of the webs of the rails, with the integral lug of the plate engaging the recess in the fish plate. The clamping block is then put in place with the integral lug thereon engaging the recess in the outer face of the second fish plate, the projecting portion of the clamping plate engaging under the shoulder in the bottom of the slot G, and the locking key is then inserted in oppositely formed slots in the side walls of the slot G and through the recess F6. The key may then be locked in place by means of the pin passed through the perforation in the key.

As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, an opening F5 is formed by recessing away portions of the rail supporting plate and the clamping block and adapted to receive a wedge key H.

By the provision of a rail connecting device made in accordance with our invention, it will be noted that the rails will be securely held together without the use of bolts and nuts, which frequently work loose, allowing the rails to spread and resulting in great loss of life and property.

What we claim to he new is,-

l. A railway rail connection comprising al plate with an integral lug projecting therefroin, a clamping block with a lug thereon, lish plates for engagement with the opposite fa es of the web of a railway rail, and having recesses in their outer faces for the reception of said lugs, a key engaging .the clamping block and said lug carrying plate, as set forth.

A railway rail connection comprising a `ilatc with an integral lug projecting lateril;r therefrom, a clamping block with lug hero/fn, lish plates with recesses in their uter faces for the reception of said lugs 1nd means for l ching the block to said lug farrying plate, and pins upon the lish plates and designed to engage perforations in the weh of a railway rail, as set forth.

fr railway rail connection comprising a recessed plate with a laterally extending lug on one wall of its recess, said plate having a slot therein with a shoulder near one end thereof, a clainping block with a laterally extending lug thereon, fish plates with recessed faces for the reception of said lugs, and means for locking the clamping block in place, as set forth.

le i railway rail connection comprising a plate having a longitudinal slot formed therein, the walls of which are provided with registering slots, a portion of the slot at one end having a shouldered portion, one wall of the recess of the plate having a laterally extending lug, a clamping lolocl with a lug projecting frein one end thereof, said block having a shank portion with a forwardly extending portion at the lower end thereof adapted to engage said shoulder of the plate, said shank portion of the block having a recess adapted to register with the slots in the walls of said plate, and a key adapted to engage said slots and recess to hold the clamping block in place.

5. A railway rail connection comprising a plate having a longitudinal slot formed therein, the walls of which are provided with registering slots, a portion of the slot at one end having a shouldered portion, one wall of the recess of the plate having a laterally extending lug, a clamping block with a lug projecting from one end thereof, said block having a shank portion with a `forwardly extending portion at the lower end thereof adapted to engage said shoulder of the plate, said shank portion of the bloclr having a recess adapted to register with the slots in the walls of said plate, a key adapted to engage said slots and recess to hold the clamping block in place, a pin held upon said plate and engaging an aperture in the key, shouldered portions of the clamping block and plate forming an opening, and a second key adapted to engage said opening.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST F. GOODERHAM. HENRY M. GOODERHAM. `Witnesses:

JAMES MELLON, JOHN H. SOMERVILLE.

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